Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-03

oecn IN operation building operations had largely
showed that the croakers don't know what they
are talking about and are ignorant OF the princi-
pies winch underife the labor ORGANIZATIONS.
Mr. LrTcHxASs ADDRESS
Mr.. Oyster then introduced Mr.. Chas II. Litch-
man, OF Philadelphia the general secretary OF the
national executive board, Knights OF Labor. Mr.
Litchman Is short stout-built man, with ready
now OF words and forciole way OF presenting ms
IDEAS lie congratulated the audience upon the
magnificent success OF the demonstration, and
SAID that II was an earnest OF what may be, when
and oa that shey
TO the grand army OF labor. IL was In this spirit
tnaI ne spoke: As the representative OF a han
zation the world has ever seen he was still broad
enough In his views to extend mis- hand TO any
la6oring man; even though he was not member
OF his particular organization
He then spoke Of some Of the questions which
were now demanding solution and involved the
Rerpetuatlon OF free government In this country
He declared that that Cover nment could only be
Tree government which gives to the hrmbleSt ctt-
zen the same rights as TO the most powerful. The
concentration OF power into the han is OF few by
means OF monopOles IS one OF the evils OF the day
The meat you eat, the Oil you burn, the telegraph
and the future win probably witness all trans
ROrtatlOn pass into the hands OF one management.
ne news In the papers passes through the sieve
aoly be asked 10 take the telegraph from the con-
troi OF one man. The control OF all men is better
IMAM tnaJ OF one man. There Is no s1Ugle state In
the Union to-day powerful enough to
CoPE WITH THE CORPORATIONS,
ana 1t will be a question whether the United
states Will be able to do 1t II 1t 10 true, as stated
In the New York papers, that the appointment to
the supreme bench is controlled by this power.
IDen what was intended to be free from all alliances
is dragged in the dust OF political corruption. The
speaker said that In Massachusetts where he lived
When man paid his rent and hts grocer bills, &c,
~ was considered that he paid the taxes or his
landlord his grocer. &C., and then besides 81
po tax. For all this they had the privilege OF vot
dents or the District He then went on to express
nus surprise that the right OF suffrage had been
taken from the citizens or the District, and he
ventured the hope that would not be long before
IL would be restored He spoke of the great re-
sources and brilliant prospects OF this country and
m Iha, % aere was @ Inc problem El
10 OBTAIN work. He Thought that there must be
ss,onetnlhg wrong 10 q sy stem where such cond,
SAID. the labor organizations were waring not
against men, but
AGAINST SYSTEM.
He said that the man or men VINO controlled the
production, distribution or consumption OF food
were worse than thieves hespeaker continuing,
mentioned the name Of Powdsrly, and he was
Obliged to pause while the audience loudly ap-
plauded. He then referred to the condition OF the
miners IN Pennsylvania, and spoke OF the justice
OF their cause. Coal, he said, had recently been
advanced 35 cents a ton: while # the demands OF
the men were allowed IL would add or3 cents
only TO the cost OF coal. He then went on to speak
or monopOies. and said that this evil could only
DC corrected by the Government taxing control OF
the railroads and the telegraph he believed that IL
would be done. He thought that penalty OF i'm
prisonment ought to be Imposed on men who get
up corners In the necessities OF life, and also rail
road directors should suffer Imprisonment every
time brakeman Is killed. especially when the life
Is lost through the penuriOusneSs OF the corpora
he was proud OF 1t. He was proud Of the demon
stration that night. He did not see a single
drunken man In Hue. Ten years ago every tenth
man would have been drunk on such an occasion.
He was glad to know that the sentiment against
liquor was growing and the labor organizations
aimed TO spread temperance principles. He said
that he was glad to another feature in the line
namely, that there was but one dig carried, and
that was the glorious flag OF the country. The
no ed or blue or black flag, but the red white and
blue, which was the nag OF their country.
Mr.. Litchman finished speaking at IL O'Clock,
and the applause which emphasized his closing
words Increased when the band struck up The
Star-Spangled Banner owing TO the iatenesS OF
the hour the larger part OF the audience ieft the
hall while the band was playing The chair an
nounced the following committee on resolutions:
A. p. Marston. Typographical Union: W. II. Stick
Mr.. Masterson, BOOkbinders' Union. This COM
mittee, through Mr.. Lawson, the coiored member,
reported resolutions IS Follows, which were
adopted
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions set forth that as at Is the pur-
pose OF organized labor to give to the people Of
every community the best returns for capital en-
piOyeO ana AZ inc same time 10 Dr1ng ABOUT such
condition OF affairs TO make all kinds OF useful
labor sufficiently remunerattve, so as not to com.
pei any man 10 toll more than eight hours per day
to maintain himself ami family In reasonably com.
Portable circumstances; as such q condition is
impossible under the present system OF cOmUina-
ton among the masters to regulate and control
the amount OF compensation for all classes Of
labor, and as the contest now raging bet ween
capital and labor In the United States Is mainly
due 70 the failure On the part Of capitalists to I'm
masses are sufitently We'll versed in the science
OF social economics as to clearly understand the
conditions under which labor can operate to { ne
best advantage, and as said contest has made
1t imperative that labor organizations not only
hold intact the knowledge already gained In the
department OF economics, but thai thev extend the
range of their invcstis alton so TO EN- every
branch OF userui knowledge and =. .c.lcal science
and TO become reasonably familiar with the laws
that underlie the social fabric OF constitutional
government; IL Is the genius OF our Institutions
TO invite the freest discussion upon all questions
affecting the interests. the rights, and tine liber
ties OF the people; as II has been declared the
law OF the land that the Congress or the United
states is the only body competent to leglslate for
this District; and as IL Is a constitutional guar
antee that Congress shall make no law abTidg-
ing the freedom or speech, or OF the press,
and petition the Government for a redress of griey
ances: therefore resolved, that we commend to
the people OF Washington the objects ana aims OF
0rEanlzed LABOR, inviting their attention 10 the
fact that the interests OF the entire community
can best be conserved and promoted by encour-
aging wei!.ordered am law.a6iding org mutations,
That 1t IS the imperative duty OF labor 10 protect
ITSELF by all lawful means, against every encroach
menI or capital upon Its rights whether insidt-
OuSly attempted In the name or Justice or bodily
done in defiance OF law. That we regard strikes
a id b)ycOtts not as ends Ia themselves TO be at
taine1 but as only imperfect means 70 that higher
end, viz: the emanc patton Of labor from the tyr
amy OF capital and we favor the SubSut utfOn OF
arbitration for strikes an bOycottS In the settle
ment OF differences between employers and en-
pioyes, whenever the former are willing to meet
properly -au,horized representatives OF organized
labor for such purpose. That We favor only such
peaceful measures as may be res0rled to under
the laws OF the lana for the protection or working
men against Injustice and oppression on the part
OF their employers, and we condemn any and all
terances on the part OF any person or persons who
presume so TO act or speak in the name OF organ
lied Labor. That we demand an impartial apple =
ton and Interpretation OF the laws Tor all classes
or citizens alike, believing this to be the only way
to insure obedience to law and respect for civil tr
OF the Police Court OF this city, and believing In the
constitutional right OF the people TO peaceaOiy as
semble and petition the Government for redress
OF grievances, we hold 1t Incumbent upon US, as
mon cause TO petition the competent authorities to
leyisate said Police Court out OF existence &C
cOrdance with the recommendation or the Bar As
ISOLATION OF this jurisdiction and the provisions OF
Senate bill $50. That the right OF suffrage should
be restored TO the people Of the District or Column
| for the gov rnment OF their municipality, and q
voice in the selection OF their ruler That favor
the reduction OF the hours OF labor to eight Der
day, AMI more equal distribution OF the products
| OF labor, so that working men and women may
share in the benefits conferred by labor saving
| means for social enJoyments and intel.
lectual improvements, That there should be